Name: RA8E2 - 480MHz Arm Cortex-M85 Based Entry-Line Graphics Microcontroller with Helium and TrustZone
Brand: Renesas Electronics Corporation
SKU: RA8E2 - 480MHz Arm Cortex-M85 Based Entry-Line Graphics Microcontroller with Helium and TrustZone
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Overview

The Renesas RA8E2 MCU group features entry-line graphics-enabled 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) based on the Arm^® Cortex^®-M85 (CM85) core with Helium and TrustZone^®, delivering breakthrough performance of over 3000 CoreMark points at 480 MHz, and graphics capabilities that drive TFT-LCD displays. These MCUs address diverse high-performance graphics applications in industrial automation, home appliances, smart home, consumer, building/home automation, and medical/healthcare market segments.

The RA8E2 MCUs integrate the high-performance CM85 core with large memory, and an optimized peripheral set including a graphics TFT-LCD controller with parallel RGB interface, 2D drawing engine, and multiple external memory interfaces, which addresses the needs of price-sensitive graphics applications. These MCUs are available in 224-pin packages.

The RA8E2 MCUs are fully supported by the RA Flexible Software Package and a comprehensive set of hardware and software development tools.

480MHz Arm^® Cortex^®-M85 with Helium™ MVE
1MB Flash memory and 672KB of SRAM including TCM
32KB I/D caches and 12KB data flash
Graphics LCD controller with RGB I/F
2D drawing engine
16/8-bit external memory interfaces (CS/SDRAM)
ARMv8-M TrustZone security
On-chip immutable ROM for first stage bootloader
xSPI compliant Octal SPI with XIP
USB 2.0 FS
2ch of CAN FD
32-bit and16-bit timers, 32-bit ultra-low-power timers
12-bit ADC and 12-bit DAC
High-speed analog comparators
SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I²C), SSI
SPI/ I²C multi-master interface
224-pin BGA package

Documentation

Design & Development

Software & Tools

Software title	Software type	Company

RA Flexible Software Package (FSP) FSP is an enhanced software package designed to provide easy-to-use, scalable, high-quality software for embedded system designs using Renesas RA Family of Arm Microcontrollers. Note: FSP with e² studio Installer (Platform Installer) will install the e² studio tool, FSP packs, GCC toolchain, and Segger J-Link drivers required to use this software. No additional installations are required. Downloads Renesas RA Family Exception Handling Renesas RA Family Exception Handling High Performance with RA8 MCU using Arm® Cortex®-M85 core with Helium™High Performance with RA8 MCU using Arm® Cortex®-M85 core with Helium™Getting Started with RA8 Power Management Techniques EK-RA8E2 Example Project Bundle EK-RA8E2 Example Project Bundle	Software Package	Renesas
E2 emulator [RTE0T00020KCE00000R] On-chip debugging emulator. Also available as a flash memory programmer. [Support MCU/MPU: RA, RE, RH850, R-Car D1, RL78, RX, RISC-V MCU]	Emulator	Renesas
E2 emulator Lite [RTE0T0002LKCE00000R] On-chip debugging emulator. Also available as a flash memory programmer. [Support MCU/MPU: RA, RE, RL78, RX, RISC-V MCU]	Emulator	Renesas
PG-FP6 Flash memory programmer [Programming software: Dedicated GUI-based software, the "FP6 Terminal"] [Support MCU/MPU and devices: RA, RE, RX, RL78, RH850, RISC-V MCU, Renesas Synergy, Power Management, Renesas USB Power Delivery Family, ICs for Motor Driver/Actuator Driver, SuperH RISC engine, V850, 78K, R8C]	Programmer (Unit/SW)	Renesas
Renesas Flash Programmer (Programming GUI) Flash memory programming software [Support MCU/MPU and devices: RA, RE, RX, RL78, RH850, RISC-V MCU Renesas Synergy, DA1453x, DA1459x, DA1469x, DA1470x, Power Management, Renesas USB Power Delivery Family, ICs for Motor Driver/Actuator Driver, V850, 78K0R, 78K0]	Programmer (Unit/SW)	Renesas
Arm® Keil® MDK Arm® Keil® MDK is a comprehensive software development solution for Arm-based microcontrollers, including RA Family MCUs, containing all the components that you need to create, build, and debug embedded applications.	IDE and Coding Tool	Arm® Keil® MDK Arm®
IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm (EWARM) provides a complete development environment for Arm, generating fast, compact code and enabling you to take full control of your code.	IDE and Coding Tool	IAR Systems
SEGGER emWin GUI Library for Renesas RA Products SEGGER's emWin graphics library is a ready-to-use solution that provides a versatile and professional GUI platform for creating interactive and high-quality graphical user interfaces on any type of display for the Renesas RA family.	Imaging	SEGGER
e² studio - information for RA Family Eclipse-based Renesas integrated development environment (IDE).	IDE and Coding Tool	Renesas
RA Smart Configurator The Renesas RA Smart Configurator (RA SC) is a desktop application that helps you in configuring software systems (including a Board Support Package (BSP), drivers, RTOS, and middleware) for RA-Family MCUs when you are using a third-party IDE and toolchain.	Solution Toolkit	Renesas
QE for Display: Development Assistance Tool for Display Applications This development assistance tool supports the development of embedded systems which use the LCD display functions of display controllers from Renesas. [Plugin for Renesas IDE "e² studio"] [Standalone Version] [Support MCU/MPU:RZ, RX, RA]	Solution Toolkit	Renesas
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Type	Title Title	Date Date Date
Sample Code	EK-RA8E2 Example Project Bundle Log in to Download ZIP 24.17 MB Related Files: Application Note	Jul 8, 2025
Sample Code	Implementing Production Programming Tools for RA Cortex-M85 with Device Lifecycle Management Log in to Download ZIP 3.69 MB Related Files: Application Note	Jun 30, 2025
Sample Code	Device Lifecycle Management for RA8 MCUs Log in to Download ZIP 2.59 MB Related Files: Application Note	Sep 17, 2024
Sample Code	High Performance with RA8 MCU using Arm® Cortex®-M85 core with Helium™ Log in to Download ZIP 1.51 MB Related Files: Application Note	Apr 5, 2024
Sample Code	Renesas RA Family Exception Handling The application project uses the Flexible Software Package (FSP) of the RA family\|\| the GNU GCC compiler\|\| and the integrated development environment e2 studio IDE to demonstrate an exception handling flow for multiple possible faults. Log in to Download ZIP 5.66 MB Compiler: GNU ARM Embedded IDE: e2 studio, Keil Related Files: Application Note	Jan 31, 2024
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Evaluation

EK-RA8E2

Evaluation Kit for RA8E2 MCU Group

The EK-RA8E2 evaluation kit enables users to effortlessly evaluate the features of the RA8E2 MCU Group and develop embedded systems applications using Renesas' Flexible Software Package (FSP) and e² studio IDE. Utilize rich onboard features along with your choice of popular ecosystem add-ons to...

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Model - IBIS	IBIS Models for RA8E2 Log in to Download ZIP 3.96 MB	Dec 27, 2024
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RA8E2 480 MHz Arm Cortex-M85 Based Entry Line Graphics Microcontroller with Helium and TrustZone

Overview of the RA8E2 32-bit MCU group delivering breakthrough performance of over 3000 Coremark points at 480 MHz and graphics capabilities that drive TFT-LCD displays. Learn more on the RA8E2 page.

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